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...classes. If such services prove popular, they will probably be replicated at the chain's other 18 locations. Spa director Michael Santonino says the San Diego resort will sell organic skin-care products created for teens. The amenities have been tailored on the basis of information gleaned from a survey of 9,000 teenagers administered in conjunction with Seventeen magazine...
...million people have lost their jobs since President George W. Bush got his. Last week's report that unemployment in June jumped to 6.4%, from 6.1% in May, left economists debating whether the economic recovery is really as close as advertised. A survey of forecasters by the Wall Street Journal predicts an above-average 3.7% economic growth rate for the rest of the year. But that may not be enough to cut unemployment substantially, especially given the reluctance of companies to hire. In fact, workers are demonstrating far more faith in the recovery than employers. One reason for June...
...thousands of their staff worldwide in recent years. But it's far less clear that merger mania is good for the companies themselves or their workers. The very consultants who touted mergers in the 1990s have since published studies about the outcome, and they make stark reading. One survey by consultants A.T. Kearney revealed that 58% of mergers failed to reach the value goals set by top managers. A McKinsey & Co. report found that 40% of mergers failed to capture the cost advantages that theoretically justified the takeover. Most starkly of all, Booz Allen & Hamilton concluded that "the likelihood...
...popularity among Europeans, thanks to some of the same factors that have fueled the trend in the U.S. As the marriage age increases, older couples are more determined to take control of their weddings, especially since they're likely to be footing the bill. According to one recent survey, more than 10% of U.K. couples now choose destination weddings, up from 6% five years ago, and the figure is rising quickly as tour operators and vacation venues - hard hit by slowdowns in the travel industry - scramble for a bigger share of the bridal business. Wedding planners report that the trend...
Brides and grooms may be approaching their vows with more financial caution today than in the past. In a recent survey, more than 90% of the members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers said the use of prenuptial agreements had ratcheted up in the past 10 years. Why? Greater awareness of the option was the top reason cited, followed closely by the fact that today there are more second and third marriages...